Patents by Inventor Els Janssens

Els Janssens has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9120882
    Abstract: A process can include polymerizing propylene in a polymerization zone, withdrawing an effluent, and sending the effluent to a separation zone. A stream can be sent from the separation zone to a splitter to produce an overhead and a bottom stream. The overhead can be recycled to the polymerization zone, and the bottom stream can be sent to a membrane separation zone to produce a permeate and a purge. Optionally, the bottom stream can be washed in a scrubber, and an overhead of the scrubber can be sent to the membrane separation zone. The permeate can be recycled to the polymerization zone. A process can include providing a membrane separation zone to a polypropylene manufacturing facility that includes a polymerization zone, a separation zone, a splitter, and optionally a scrubber. The membrane separation zone can be fed a bottoms stream of the splitter or an overhead of the scrubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: TOTAL RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY FELUY
    Inventors: Els Janssens, Laurent Avaullee, Marc Richet
  • Publication number: 20150005459
    Abstract: A process can include polymerizing propylene in a polymerization zone, withdrawing an effluent, and sending the effluent to a separation zone. A stream can be sent from the separation zone to a splitter to produce an overhead and a bottom stream. The overhead can be recycled to the polymerization zone, and the bottom stream can be sent to a membrane separation zone to produce a permeate and a purge. Optionally, the bottom stream can be washed in a scrubber, and an overhead of the scrubber can be sent to the membrane separation zone. The permeate can be recycled to the polymerization zone. A process can include providing a membrane separation zone to a polypropylene manufacturing facility that includes a polymerization zone, a separation zone, a splitter, and optionally a scrubber. The membrane separation zone cab be fed a bottoms steam of the splitter or an overhead of the scrubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: TOTAL RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY FELUY
    Inventors: Els Janssens, Laurent Avaullee, Marc Richet